Violet Weston casting idea

[GatorNY]

Posted: 3/11/09 at 1:13pm

I know that it is impossible, due to other engagements....but what about....Ms LuPone as Violet Weston?

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 3/11/09 at 1:37pm

I think Patti would be great, especially after seeing her Rose's turn "meltdown." I also think Betty Buckley could do fairly well among the divas of Broadway.

[jennyish]

Posted: 3/11/09 at 1:48pm

As much as I adore Patti, I'd be a little skeptical.

But if Phylicia Rashad can do it . . .

[mallardo]

Posted: 3/11/09 at 1:51pm

Anyone who saw Phylicia Rashad in Raisin in the Sun knows she can play it. The only question is one of dramatic logic.

[BroadwayBoy2]

Posted: 3/11/09 at 4:25pm

CAROL CHANNING!!!!

[Insider2]

Posted: 3/12/09 at 6:41pm

Patti LuPone? Carol Channing? Sheesh, if we're gonna go down that road, then just cast Charles Busch and be done with it.
Updated On: 3/12/09 at 06:41 PM

[jennamajig]

Posted: 3/12/09 at 7:49pm

^^If Charles Bush was Violet, I would so be there.

[GatorNY]

Posted: 3/12/09 at 8:35pm

I'm just saying that I think Ms LuPone has the chops to do it and do it well. The idea has nothing to do with her being known as a musical theater diva.

Updated On: 3/12/09 at 08:35 PM

[lull89]

Posted: 3/12/09 at 10:42pm

I would kind of kill to see a one night only type thing of August with Elaine Stritch as Violet. Yes, she's too old for the part (although I think she's not far from Estelle Parson's age), but hell, she would be hilarious.

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 3/13/09 at 11:05am

Elaine Stritch's age shows much more than Estelle's. She's also not even HALF as agile as Estelle is.

But to answer the real topic, I don't think Patti would be a very good idea. I don't know why, but I don't feel like she would connect with the part on a real level. Deanna and Estelle had beautifully layered and deep performances, but I don't see Patti connecting in the same way.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 3/13/09 at 11:08am

Grace Zabriskie